Have you ever wondered how the Air Force gets fuel into planes in midair? I bet you thought the pilots did it all. They certainly play a big role, but the main person in this operation is a guy (or gal) laying on his stomach, looking out of a huge window in the bottom of the tanker plane, "flying" the fuel boom with… »2/28/13 10:33am 2/28/13 10:33am

Ever get nailed by a traffic camera? Here's a brilliant way to get out of paying the fine: report your car as being stolen. It worked pretty well for one Australian man, who did it more than 20 times. Until the courts found out, anyway. »2/28/13 10:10am 2/28/13 10:10am

BMW's performance cars carry one of two badges: M or Alpina. M cars lean towards the raucous side of things, Alpina cars tend to be a bit more gentlemanly. So if you want an M3 to take to the opera and you don't live in America, here is your car, the 2014 BMW Alpina B3 Biturbo. »2/28/13 9:51am 2/28/13 9:51am

Here is Lewis Hamilton channeling his inner Juan Manuel Fangio in the summer of 2007, driving the monstrous, asymmetrical, wonderful W154 W196 of Mercedes’s only F1 world champion. When he gets into his new ride two weeks from now in Melbourne, he’ll have his first chance to join the club. (Photo by Vladimir…»2/28/13 9:33am 2/28/13 9:33am

This is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important? »2/28/13 9:23am 2/28/13 9:23am

How many car models can you think of that have been sold under more than one brand name? Not too many are given that kind of second chance, but today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Fiat/Bertone X1/9 is just such a car. Your job, is to decide if its price makes this two seater worth chancing.

There's nothing like track time to see what a supercar is made of. That's why I was optimistic that, not only had Mercedes and AMG re-worked the SLS for 2013, but also they invited me to the track to drive it. They say it's faster, sharper, more responsive, and will return more feedback to the driver than the… »2/27/13 5:28pm 2/27/13 5:28pm

Revving your engine on public roads can be very annoying for the people around. Except if you happen to be driving a Pagani Zonda 760RS. In that case, please go ahead and floor it as hard as you can! But for the rest of us, it's best to keep going quietly until we find a tunnel. Then... »2/27/13 4:19pm 2/27/13 4:19pm

Having used the Ford Modular V8 as a launch pad, Koenigsegg reengineered this berserker mill for the Agera R hypercar from the ground up at its headquarters in Ängelholm, Sweden. Its goal? Specifically to get as many horses galloping as possible. »2/27/13 4:00pm 2/27/13 4:00pm

Last year's Formula One season was one of the most exciting in recent memory, but the new season is almost here. We don't know who will be the fastest, but we know every team is trying to be. Pro shooter Jamey Price captures the drama and passion in this fantastic series from Barcelona. »2/27/13 3:35pm 2/27/13 3:35pm

Many people seem to want to lump American cars and Canadian cars into just one big category but, there are several companies who created Canadian unique cars to fit with Canadian needs. Just like in every Country – some cars make it, some cars don't. Several cars were simply renamed in order to seem like completely… »2/27/13 3:19pm 2/27/13 3:19pm

Did you know that early tires were actually white (the natural color of rubber)? That changed when carbon black was added to the rubber mix to create stronger tires. Make sure your insurance game is as strong as your wheels with State Farm. — Sponsored.»3/02/15 11:55am Yesterday 11:55am

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